FHIG Conference
August 11, 2026
If a fig is picked before has ripened, it will never fully mature.
Join us for a powerful one-day conference dedicated to supporting youth who have aged out of foster care. This event brings together professionals and individuals with lived experience to share knowledge, build connections, and inspire meaningful change.
Together, we will explore practical strategies, personal insights, and collaborative approaches that promote healing, resilience, interdependence, and long-term success.
Who Should Attend
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Social workers
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Educators
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Mental health professionals
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Child welfare advocates
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Community leaders
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CASAs
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Individuals with lived foster care experience
Confirmed Sessions
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Panel Discussion: Lived Experience Voices
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Cultivating a Sense of Self
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Power of Mentoring
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Art & Trauma Therapy
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Additional sessions are currently in the works!
This in-person conference is an opportunity to listen, learn, and strengthen the systems of support surrounding youth transitioning into adulthood.
Why Interdependence? "....the truth is independence is a myth. We all lean on someone, we all have a number we dial when life crashes in. We’re not built for isolation, we’re wired for interdependence. That’s the difference between falling and being caught. Before barely surviving and finally starting to thrive....We can build something better with the kind of support that doesn’t end when a kid turns 18.”
“No one makes it alone, that’s the myth we keep telling. The reality is what we all really need, what we've always needed, isn't independence, it’s interdependence, it’s community, it’s someone showing up and staying.”
Access Ventures. (2025, May 27). Caught in the System: Foster Care to Prison (S1 E2) [Audio Podcast]. In Fracture to Flourish Again Out: The Hidden Pipeline. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fracture-to-flourish-aging-out-the-hidden-pipeline/id1812502660
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